diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb
index bfe56302ef..c2a8fb450d 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb
@@ -407,15 +407,14 @@ class FormulaAuditor
             where "1.8" is the minimum version of Ruby required.
           EOS
         when "open-mpi", "mpich"
-          problem <<-EOS.undent
-        when *BUILD_TIME_DEPS
-          next if dep.build? || dep.run?
           problem <<-EOS.undent
             There are multiple conflicting ways to install MPI. Use an MPIRequirement:
               depends_on :mpi => [<lang list>]
             Where <lang list> is a comma delimited list that can include:
               :cc, :cxx, :f77, :f90
             EOS
+        when *BUILD_TIME_DEPS
+          next if dep.build? || dep.run?
         end
       end
     end